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Hui Peng

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Hui Peng

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
66 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 26 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (6 NSERC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Research

Biophysics Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals In Vitro And In Vivo Toxicity Mass Spectrometry Nuclear Receptors Obesity Ppar Protein Affinity Purification

Latest papers

A mutation in the nuclear speckle and splicing factor SRRM2 is associated with multisystem proteinopathy and causes dysregulation of synapse-associated genes.
RNA (New York, N.Y.) · 2026
Microbial 10-oxostearic acid protects mice against colitis via the nuclear receptor PPARα.
Nature microbiology · 2026
O3 and OH Multiphase Oxidation of Benzotriazole Ultraviolet Stabilizer UV-328.
Environmental science & technology · 2026

All 86 publications

Latest funding

Environmental Chemical-Protein Interaction Network (eCPIN): Nuclear Receptors
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$78,000
A census of endocrine disrupting chemicals binding to nuclear receptors
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Advanced Analytical Platform for SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$300,000

All 10 grants and awards

86 publications.

A mutation in the nuclear speckle and splicing factor SRRM2 is associated with multisystem proteinopathy and causes dysregulation of synapse-associated genes.

Shi Q, Lauder C, Miller JM, Wang YD, Elsakrmy N, Volkanoska S, Freibaum BD, Wuu J, Benatar M, Peng H, Kim HJ, Taylor JP, Cui H

RNA (New York, N.Y.)2026

DOI: 10.1261/rna.080836.125 PMID: 42309671

Microbial 10-oxostearic acid protects mice against colitis via the nuclear receptor PPARα.

Liu J, Li H, Tian Y, Guo M, Sahin C, Kamata S, Honda A, Campbell J, Shi J, Yurtal ED, Yang D, Jachimowicz M, Hu S, Gong Y, Navarre W, Ishii I, Cummins CL, Peng H, Wang S, Wang X, Mani S, Krause HM

Nature microbiology2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41564-026-02321-7 PMID: 41951975

O3 and OH Multiphase Oxidation of Benzotriazole Ultraviolet Stabilizer UV-328.

Huang YY, Wang X, Xie L, De Silva A, Brinovcar C, Peng H, Wania F, Abbatt J

Environmental science & technology2026

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6c01932 PMID: 42290504

High-throughput protein target mapping enables accelerated bioactivity discovery for ToxCast and PFAS compounds.

Yang D, Wang X, Liu J, Gong Y, Nair P, Sun J, Qian X, Cui J, Zeng H, Dong A, Harding RJ, Burgess-Brown N, Beyett TS, Song D, Krause HM, Diamond ML, Bolhuis DL, Brown NG, Arrowsmith CH, Edwards AM, Halabelian L, Peng H

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2515940123 PMID: 42247526

DROP-LCMS for wastewater surveillance of viral disease.

Peng J, Rajesh V, Shen J, Sun J, Chan C, Hu Y, Peng H, Wheeler AR

Lab on a chip2026

DOI: 10.1039/d6lc00131a PMID: 42084102

Revisiting Quinone-Induced Oxidative Stress via Structure-Related Protein Alkylation.

Yeung K, Zhao X, Hall DR, Han J, Peng H

Environmental science & technology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c04463 PMID: 41886755

A disease-causing isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase variant leads to altered protein complex formation and cellular stress response.

Gao H, Tennakoon R, Araújo FP, Miller JM, Nyandwi SP, Shi Q, Padilla-Martínez JP, Peng H, Cui H

The Journal of biological chemistry2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2026.111196 PMID: 41581867

Disinfection byproducts and cellular toxicity from UV/chlorine advanced oxidation for potable reuse and drinking water treatment compared to chlorination and UV/hydrogen peroxide.

Moore N, Taylor-Edmonds L, Zollbrecht N, Yeung K, Sun J, Legaspi-Annett K, Vanyo K, Barreto Bossoni G, Chen T, Manek V, Mackey E, Peng H, Andrews S, Hofmann R

The Science of the total environment2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.181151 PMID: 41406764

Enantioselective protein affinity selection mass spectrometry (E-ASMS).

Wang X, Sun J, Ahmad S, Yang D, Li F, Chan UH, Zeng H, Simoben CV, Green SR, Silva M, Houliston S, Dong A, Bolotokova A, Gibson E, Kutera M, Ghiabi P, Kondratov I, Matviyuk T, Chuprina A, Mavridi D, Lenz C, Joerger AC, Brown BD, Heath RB, Yue WW, Robbie LK, Beyett TS, Müller S, Knapp S, Owen DR, Harding R, Schapira M, Brown PJ, Santhakumar V, Ackloo S, Arrowsmith CH, Edwards AM, Peng H, Halabelian L

Nature communications2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-67403-2 PMID: 41407727

First assessment of the ecotoxicological effects of the tire antioxidant 6PPD on early life stages of the popular sport fish species, the largemouth bass (Micropterus nigricans).

Seabrook KJ, Winn LM, Brinkmann M, Adams JE, Canete A, Xie L, Peng H, Robinson SA, Orihel DM

Environmental toxicology and chemistry2025

DOI: 10.1093/etojnl/vgaf178 PMID: 40741995

Environmental Chemical-Protein Interaction Network (eCPIN): Nuclear Receptors

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Peng, Hui

Keywords: Chemical contaminants; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Environmental chemistry; Exposome; Mass spectrometry; Nontargeted analysis; Nuclear receptors; Proteins; Toxicity

$78,000

A census of endocrine disrupting chemicals binding to nuclear receptors

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Peng, Hui

Keywords: Biophysics; Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals; In Vitro And In Vivo Toxicity; Mass Spectrometry; Nuclear Receptors; Obesity; Ppar; Protein Affinity Purification

$100,000

Advanced Analytical Platform for SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Peng, Hui H

$300,000

Developing a real-time early warning system for potable water sources

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Peng, Hui

$45,000

Respiratory Effects of Nicotine and THC E-Cigarettes

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Catalyst Grant: Health Effects of Vaping

Principal investigators: Schwartz, Robert M; Glazier, Peter; Chow, Chung-Wai

Keywords: Lung Disease; Vali

$99,995

Exploring toxicity and byproducts formed when using UV-chlorine advanced oxidation for drinking and reuse waters

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Hofmann, Ron

$128,700

Untargeted Identification of Priority Environmental Chemicals and Their Physical Protein Targets

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Peng, Hui

$12,500

Occurrence and Health Impacts of Legacy and Novel Environmental Contaminants in the Endangered St.Lawrence Estuary Beluga

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Whale Science for Tomorrow

Principal investigators: Verreault, Jonathan

$100,000

On-Column Fluorescence Detection for High-Throughput Identification of Cysteine Reactive Chemicals in the Environment

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Peng, Hui

$150,000

Untargeted Identification of Priority Environmental Chemicals and Their Physical Protein Targets

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Peng, Hui

$120,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Hui Peng

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

A mutation in the nuclear speckle and splicing factor SRRM2 is associated with multisystem proteinopathy and causes dysregulation of synapse-associated genes.

Microbial 10-oxostearic acid protects mice against colitis via the nuclear receptor PPAR&#x3b1;.

O3 and OH Multiphase Oxidation of Benzotriazole Ultraviolet Stabilizer UV-328.

High-throughput protein target mapping enables accelerated bioactivity discovery for ToxCast and PFAS compounds.

DROP-LCMS for wastewater surveillance of viral disease.

Revisiting Quinone-Induced Oxidative Stress via Structure-Related Protein Alkylation.

A disease-causing isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase variant leads to altered protein complex formation and cellular stress response.

Disinfection byproducts and cellular toxicity from UV/chlorine advanced oxidation for potable reuse and drinking water treatment compared to chlorination and UV/hydrogen peroxide.

Enantioselective protein affinity selection mass spectrometry (E-ASMS).

First assessment of the ecotoxicological effects of the tire antioxidant 6PPD on early life stages of the popular sport fish species, the largemouth bass (Micropterus nigricans).

Environmental Chemical-Protein Interaction Network (eCPIN): Nuclear Receptors

A census of endocrine disrupting chemicals binding to nuclear receptors

Advanced Analytical Platform for SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance

Developing a real-time early warning system for potable water sources

Respiratory Effects of Nicotine and THC E-Cigarettes

Exploring toxicity and byproducts formed when using UV-chlorine advanced oxidation for drinking and reuse waters

Untargeted Identification of Priority Environmental Chemicals and Their Physical Protein Targets

Occurrence and Health Impacts of Legacy and Novel Environmental Contaminants in the Endangered St.Lawrence Estuary Beluga

On-Column Fluorescence Detection for High-Throughput Identification of Cysteine Reactive Chemicals in the Environment

Untargeted Identification of Priority Environmental Chemicals and Their Physical Protein Targets

Frequent collaborators

Robert Delatolla

Andrew Emili

Matthieu Schapira

Rachel Harding

Haissi Cui

William Navarre

Henry Krause

Denina Simmons

Art Poon

Liliana Attisano

Mohan Babu

Eric Arts

Zhengping Jia

Arturo Orellana

Charmaine Dean

Chung-Wai Chow

John Parkinson

Microbial 10-oxostearic acid protects mice against colitis via the nuclear receptor PPARα.